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Warren Ellis and Phil Hester have a new comic from new publisher AfterShock for October, Shipwreck This is the first time both creators have worked for AfterShock. SHIPWRECK #1 / $3.99 / 32 pages / Color / On-Sale October 5th  writer: Warren Ellis artist: Phil Hester color: Mike Spicer cover: Phil Hester 1:10 incentive cover: John McCrea Dr Jonathan Shipwright, sole survivor[...]

July sees the launch of two new creator owned series from AfterShock Comics by Mark Waid, Tom Peyer, Wilfredo Torres, Tim Seeley and Gus Storms… welcome to Captain Kid and Lifespanners Oh and look, the second print of Insexts #1 gets a solicitation – that's how they used to do things in the old days… welcy to[...]

I think this is the first of the AfterShock Comics line to officially sell out at the publisher and necessitate a second printing. It really is rather fun, it's very much like an adult companion comic to Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur, with a little bit of The Pro thrown in for good measure Here's a[...]

Hitting in June... a new comic by Frank Barbiere and Garry Brownfrom AftrShock Comics THE REVISIONIST #1 (W) Frank Barbiere (A/CA) Garry Brown New Series!

She's best known for Wolverines and the Logan Legacy. "Currently I'm working full-time on InSeXts from Aftershock I'm doing covers and interiors." "Marguerite Bennett is a fantastic writer It's a great brainstorming process with her and our editor." "I've worked with Mike Marts before when I worked on The Logan Legacy at Marvel He's very clear on what[...]

Mike Zagari is the big new hire for relatively new  AfterShock Comics, as the new SVP of Digital and Creative, where it is intended that he will oversee the company's new digital comic book storytelling experiences. He was very recently and Executive Producer for Disney Publishing Digital, and has led production and creative for many Disney, Marvel and Star Wars apps,[...]

AfterShock Comics does not have a Free Comic Book Day title this year They cleary wanted one, but it was not to be. So instead, they are publishing Aftershock Genesis, a comic featuring * A special ZERO chapter of PAUL JENKINS daring NEW AfterShock series — not to be printed or seen anywhere else! * An exclusive prelude[...]

Aftershock Comics certainly punch above their weight when it comes to announcing comics projects from big name folk A combination of good people, great professionalism and a venture capita backed page rate? Whatever, it seems to work… So, alongside the news that Aftershock Comics are now available on ComiXology and Kindle is that digital comics pioneer[...]

Last month, we described Insexts by Marguerite Bennett and Ariela Kristantina from Aftershock Comics as an Avatar Press comic in disguise That disguise being an all-female creative team. Here's a look at that second issue… Free of their captor, the lovers explore their freedom, their love, and the monstrous new transformations of which they are capable[...]

Aftershock Comics shared this process art pages from Insexts, the new title form Marguerite Bennett and Ariela Kristantina The first issue of the series came out last month and should still be available in your local comic shops Issue 2 ships this week Kristantina has previously worked on Death of Wolverine and Deep State. For more[...]

Last week's debut comic from Aftershock, Replica, did rather well Looks like the second title may be about to beat that Take a look at this extended nine page preview below Out this week… Insexts #1 by Marguerite Bennett and Ariela Kristantina It's rather fun. At the dusk of a century, a pair of vengeful Victorian[...]

This is Strayer, the new comic book from new publisher Aftershock, by Justin Jordan and Juan Gedeon….. The world is full of monsters Strayer kills them, but, of course, for a small fee… Nothing is free. Mala does magic of a sort… sometimes when she wants, sometimes not… She may be the only one who can save the world[...]

American Monster, the new comic from Brian Azzarello and Juan Doe and AfterShock Comics is out in January.   AMERICAN MONSTER – War changes people The person who leaves is never the person who returns Theo Montclare is such a person Horribly scarred and disfigured during his tour of duty, Theo returns to the small Northwestern town that was[...]

The brand new player on the block with some very big names… here's the launch month solicits for Aftershock for December 2015. And we start with a party… REPLICA #1 (MR) (W) Paul Jenkins (A/CA) Andy Clarke Meet Trevor Carter, an Earth-born peacekeeping agent on the intergalactic hub known as The Transfer When Trevor's already near impossible assignment becomes[...]

By Olly MacNamee With the anticipation for the imminent launch of AfterShock Comics slowly burning away with recent revelations this week, I was lucky enough to speak exclusively to Mike Marts about his career in comics, his personal victories and what makes Aftershock different to the other kids on the block. Olly MacNamee: While working at Marvel[...]

Here's the initial line-up of Aftershock Comics, from Mike Marts and Joe Pruett…. Replica, debuting December 1 from writer Paul Jenkins (Batman: The Dark Knight, Spider-Man, Wolverine: Origin) and artist Andy Clarke (Batman, Judge Dredd); InSeXts, debuting December 9 from writer Marguerite Bennett (Batgirl, Sleepy Hollow, A-Force) and artist Ariela Kristantina (Wolverines, Deep State); SuperZero, debuting December[...]

This morning Bleeding Cool told you that Mike Marts had quit as X-Men executive editor at Marvel Comics to move to a new publisher, after barely a year in the role. The PR is now out, that he and comics writer and Desperado Publishing head Joe Pruett, the man behind legendary comics anthology Negative Burn are setting up a new[...]